Thoughts over the next few days turn to those who served in the military and remembrance. Penny Robertson who lives in Australia has kindly shared these photos. In an interesting email she told me, “My father William Sprott was born in Blantyre in 1918, so I’m attaching a few photos of him, and especially of […]
In December 1911, a Blantyre born resident of Dunoon was left a nice inheritance. Mr James Guy had left Blantyre in the 1870s to live in Dunoon and had worked there for the best part of 40 years. Approaching his elderly years by 1911 he was ready to retire and continue living his modest lifestyle. […]
Marion Turner who lives in Australia recently sent me this link, showing a property in a different Blantyre……the one in Queensland, Australia. On what was once all farming land, this beautiful grand design surrounding by lovely scenery is up for sale for around £1.4m. The name Blantyre was originally a property name given by James […]
Margaret Faulds kindly shared this lovely photo. Many people with Auchentibber connections will instantly remember Robert Potter and Flora Dickson, two very well known local characters, who just happened to be husband in wife. This happy photo is their wedding day on 24th February 1966 and their story is an interesting one. Robert Potter […]
Joanne Annett who lives in Australia contacted me back in April 2016 with a request looking for some of her Blantyre ancestry. She emailed: Hi Paul – Would appreciate any help you can give me on tracing my family history. My father & both grandparents were born in Blantyre & there names are:Joseph Cables B 8/09/1931William Cables B […]
Lisa Ashford Potter who lives in Austraila messaged me this evening saying, “Had to share! I was sitting in the hairdressers today next to a lady in her mid eighties. She hears me speaking to the hairdresser about my ‘Granny’. She turns to me and says “it’s so lovely to hear someone say they had […]
Jim Cochrane sent in these photos, which remarkably show his family Bedford Van in 1967, travelling from Watson Place , Blantyre, over to Australia by ship, for a holiday, then back again! A great part of that holiday must have been spent actually on the ship itself. What an adventure. Pictured is the lockup garage at […]